Customer Ratings & Reviews

The 3800 is a fantastic Receiver it's ability to calibrate to the room is much better and more accurate than others I have used

Like the performamce and sound quality . It has many options that you can use .

Denon is a great brand with quality products. I am loyal to Denon for all my audio needs. Would highly recommend this Denon AVR-X3800H receiver to all with expectations of a great audio experience.

Denon - AVR-X3800H powers my multi speaker basement and sounds pretty awesome. Having multiple zones in a great option. It was great to be able to listen to this gem in store in the demo room with the speakers in house.

We just had Best Buy install an entire sound system in our new home and Jon and his team have done a wonderful job in making sure everything worked properly and is very easy to use.

Upgraded from another Denon so I ccould add a couple more speakers. I now have better sound in my living room than if II go to the movies

The setup process is pretty straight forward and easy even for novice audiophiles. The build and sound quality as well as the flexibility to support many different setups is great. However, Denon needs to step up their app control and convenience. The Denon app looks like it was developed 10 years ago and can be slow to respond. Additionally the HEOS app to control streaming audio is just a poor experience. Why do I even need to have two different apps in the first place? The fact that I even need to hook another device like an AppleTV in order to get Hires or atmos streaming audio quality is a joke, this almost $2k AVR can’t do it on its own? I have tried to get Tidal, Amazon Music and Apple Music to produce quality streaming audio with no such luck. Since streaming audio is my main use case this AVR gets 3 stars.

2weeks old ,had some issues with the settings,at first ,but let me say the sound is fantastic ,not over priced,great receiver,i highly reccomend it for anyone looking for a good receiver

Previously had the equivalent Marantz but it was a lemon. This Denon exceeds expectations. The clarity at any volume is perfection. For the price point I could not recommend strong enough, this receiver.

First and foremost denon needs a design upgrade. It looks like my grandads old receiver. Other than that, it is a very nice sounding receiver, It was annoying that like almost everything now a days, you need the internet to update it. The Plug and play days are over. The control has too much going on and from having another Denon for over 7 years I found that you only use the same 5 buttons all the time. SO the 3800 was an upgrade for me and It provided decent sound and ok surround sound. I was not completely sold and I felt something was missing. I mentioned the RZ50 from Onkyo to the best buy rep and he was not interested and put down onkyo because they are no longer the company from many years ago. I decided to get the Denon, but I kept reading reviews and watching videos on several Receivers. the RZ50 was constantly being mentioned as a sleeper and that it put receivers in its price range to shame etc. So can so many people be right? Then I ordered the RZ50. I have been putting together a new high end speaker package together and have been listening to all types of receivers, speakers, subwoofers etc. I found this receiver was very basic and did power my Kef towers and center. The clarity in sound I was looking for in music and the detail in surround was just not there. It was just mediocre and I was happy but just not satisfied. I read and heard many positive things about the RZ50 and so I decided to try it out. Thats when everything changed, Not only it powered my speakers easily, but the sound in both music and movies was just incredible. Im not knocking the Denon I had both receivers side by side and both plugged in to the same speaker, the 3800s just didnt give my Kefs the sound I was looking for, all Im saying is, dont go by what is recommended, go by what makes you happy and gives you that sound you have been looking for. Dont hesitate to do the research, you will be surprised. Oh yeah and Dirac is included with the RZ. Theres a reason why the RZ50 are in backorder and you have to wait weeks to get one. I found the sound I was looking for, and for a great price. Good luck in finding your sound.

One of the best receivers you can buy today future proofed has all the power you need and can add more. Love this denon

Wonderful amplifier, has all the modern bells and whistles. 4k 120hz and 8k ready. 11.2 compatible and used old pioneer reciever as external amp to drive front towers. Purchased a vacuum switch to turn old reciever off and on with new reciever.

More then enough power to keep up with my 7 speakers in the living room glad I went with the 3800 instead of the 2800

I was looking for an upgrade from my old amp and this 1 fills my needs. Great power and a feature that will set up a separate location that can run a separate program, music or whatever you wish.

This is my second denon , i will continue upgrading my system this receiver will help me get to the next level

Great product and quality sound . I highly recommend this receiver .

Excellent sound quality and output. Multiple USB and HDMI ports and wireless connectivity for speakers and auxillary components,

Very powerful receiver. Almost identical product with very similar components as another brand at a fraction of the cost. All of the same software features and capability. Older styling, but bleeding edge capability.

We purchased this new model to replace an older Denon receiver at recommendation of BB. It fails to power speakers in all zones like the older unit.

Loving it! This is my second unit. The first gave me error codes after 5 months of ownership. Best Buy replaced it, and the replacement sounds better than the first AVR.